Who Wore It Better #3 - The Titans Curse

Who Wore It Better is a meme created and hosted by Nitzan at The Book Babes Read and co-hosted here on Beautiful Bookish Butterflies by Amanda and Stacie. We don't talk about clothing or fashion and we definitely don't talk frills and spills, we talk books and their covers and who we think has the best. This week, Amanda's talking about the covers for A Million Sun, the second book of the Across the Universe trilogy. She hasn't yet gotten to the second installment and is still seriously considering..

The Covers

Cover #1 - English Hardcover Edition
Cover #2 - Italian Hardcover/Paperback Editions
Cover #3 - American Hardcover/Paperback Editions
Cover #4 - English Paperback Edition
Cover #5 - German Hardcover/Paperback Editions
Cover #6 - International Graphic Novel Edition

My Thoughts

Cover #1, the English Hardcover Edition, is as knowledge would suspect, my favourite, hence it's number #1, why? Because I feel like having read the description that it really captures Percy's personality and adventurous streak, while also highlighting that Percy is still only a young boy, doing whatever it takes to save the day. I think the red colours on the cover really make it seem dark and dangerous and as someone who's not read the series, I can proudly say I'd prefer that one on my shelves. Cover #2 is the Italian edition, and I like this one because of colours; the rich browns, oranges and faint yellows really give the impression that danger looms, while the water below Percy is soothing to him, being the Son of Seas and all that; there's something about it catches my eye, and I really like looking at it. Cover #3, the American cover is a little less interesting than the others to me personally. I find the whole 'hero looking out over his home, surveying the grounds' to be very hero esk and typical, as well as the lack of action on the cover being a little disappointing on the eye too. The blues make me feel a little cold, and don't give the impression of danger looming at all, at least not to me personally. Cover #4 is a bit of a mess colour wise; I think the orange yellow shirt clashes terribly with the purple of the cover, while Percy himself looks around twelve years old, and the Pegasus looks a little scary. Cover #5 conveys the theme of the Titans looking and looming over Percy, and while I like the edition of the water, I find the whole cover a little plain on the eye and slightly unattractive. Finally, Cover #6 reminds me of the scene in The Lightning Thief film when Percy manipulates all of the water to drown Luke, and I really like how the illustrators have interpreted Percy and and the Gods, however, I just can't seem to take it as much as the others, hence it's place as sixth.

Your Thoughts

What do you think of the covers? Do you like them? Is your order similar or different to mine? How do you like to new collages too, keep them or revert back to the others? Leave your comments down below and if you've got any series you think would be good to feature, let me know below too.